July - 2015

Quick Fix – Will cardio or weights get me toned?

You joined a gym, you went on a diet, you lost weight and you feel good but what you really want is to ‘look toned’. You want to look good in that summer dress and what about some of those toned abs all the fitness models have? If your aim is to ‘tone up’ you need to focus your training in the right way. So which is best cardio or weights? Lately women have been looking more for that athletic look sported by athletes and fitness models, it seems the days of hitting the step o

Quick Fix - How to look great in your summer clothes

If you are you off on your holidays in the next few week you have probably been watching what you eat for a while now in the hope of looking fabulous on the beach. Or maybe you have stepped up your exercise efforts. Or have you just looked in the mirror and wished you had started a few weeks or months ago? Don’t panic! If you want to look good in your bikini or your skimpy summer dress it’s easier than you think…. Now I wouldn’t normally advocate a quick fix when it comes to

Quick Fix - How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake

So the summer holidays have set in and it makes me kind of want to do everything super quick so I can still get as much done even though the kids are around! Which got me thinking about what we all need to do and how we can find some quick wins to get what we want as easily as possible. So this is the first in the series of Quick Fix blogs…. There is always a story in the papers about how we should cut the sugar from our diets it’s a good story to bring out again and grab the

School Holidays - Can you still fit a workout in?

We have about a week or so before most kids break up from school….so I am frantically trying to get myself organised….. Are you the same? Do you have a six week juggling act on your hands while you work, look after the kids and try to fit in some ‘me time’ too? With the extra strain on your time one of the first things to get thrown out of the schedule can be exercise. If you are likely to put it off because you have less time or you have the kids underfoot then read on as al

Will That 'FAD DIET' Work For Me?

This week’s blog has been inspired by a question from one of my clients who asked “I’ve seen this new fad diet, do you think it works?” We have all done it, you read something, hear something or see some celebrity championing some new diet trend and we ask ourselves the question “should I have a go?” “Does it really work?” So I thought I would come up with a way of working out for yourself if it’s just a fad or if it is something that could really help you, most are just a gi